Tiruchi roundabouts, traffic islands sport greener look
Some of the traffic islands and roundabouts in the city
are sporting a greener look over the past few days as work had got
underway on the city beautification initiative taken up on
public-private partnership mode.
The Corporation has
identified about 28 roundabouts and traffic islands which are to be
developed in the city. Apart from carrying out landscaping works, other
necessary infrastructure would also be created. Appropriate lighting
arrangements are also planned.
Civil works have
begun to clearly demarcate the traffic islands in some parts of the
city. Simultaneously, lawns are also being developed at some of the
islands with grass patches being laid in some of the traffic islands,
including the ones near Thiruvanaikovil, the Head Post Office and
Palakkarai.
The initiative comes in the wake of a
series of meeting to discuss the city beautification initiative through
public-private partnership. N.R.Sivapathi, Minister for School
Education, Law, Youth Welfare and Sports, chaired a couple of meetings
to discuss the modalities over the past few months and the initiative
has been taken forward under the supervision of Collector Jayashree
Muralidharan and Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani.
The Corporation has identified banks, hospitals, hotels and other
commercial establishments to develop and maintain the structures.
Specific traffic islands and roundabouts have been earmarked for the
private sponsors, depending on their choice of location. Among the
roundabouts identified for development are the ones around the Chathram
Bus Stand, Head Post Office, Railway Junction, Central Bus Stand and
Cantonment. Traffic islands on the Tiruchi-Chennai Trunk Road, Karur
By-pass Road, Madurai Road, Bharathidasan Road, Puthur, Thillai Nagar
and Palakkarai have also been identified and allotted for development to
sponsors.
According to Corporation sources, the
traffic islands and roundabouts would be given to the private sponsors
for a three-year period. They would be allowed to put up advertisements
as per specifications. When contacted, Mr.Thandapani said the works have
already commenced in many islands and the civic body was planning to
complete the works by the end of this month
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